Great People 1-1500

The documentary film about the foundation of the first Russian state, with English subtitles. From Russian TV, 2003 Rurik or Riurik was a Varangian chieftain who left his lands in the West to his brother, packed up and sailed East with his fleet, his hous

William MarshalSaul David investigates the violent world of the medieval melee tournament. Unlike the better known joust, this was a brutal brawl with sharpened weapons, few rules, and one undisputed champion- William Marshal. Saul investigates Marshal's

Alfred the Great By 870 the Danes had overthrown the kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, and Mercia, and were preparing to do the same to Wessex. Standing in their way was a young king of Wessex, Alfred by name. At first the fight went badly for Alfred;

The Conquerors - William the ConquerorWilliam I, also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant), was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from July 3 1035 until his death,

GENGHIS KHANHe came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he started the Mongol invasions and raids of the Kara-Khitan Khanate, Caucasus, Khwarezmid Empire,

This is the story of the Norse-German god Odin, Woden in German, most people do not realize that Odin was a real person. He was a great warrior and was well know far beyond his homeland. Odin visited many lands, he eventually moved to Sweden after having

Movie in Romanian, English subtitles Vladimir III, Dracul, Prince of Wallachia 1431–1476.Vlad had three aims for Wallachia: to strengthen the country's economy, its defense and his own political power. He took measures to help the peasants' well-being by

The national hero of Spain.Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1043 – July 10, 1099), known as El Cid or El Campeador, was a Castilian nobleman, military leader, and diplomat. Exiled from the court of the Spanish King Alfonso VI of León and Castile

According to the Sagas of Icelanders, Norsemen from Iceland first settled Greenland in the 980s. Erik the Red (Old Norse: Eiríkr rauði), having been banished from Iceland for manslaughter, is said to have explored the uninhabited southwestern c